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Doming Lam

　　Born in Macau in 1926, Doming Lam was one of the founding executives of the Asian Composer's League from which he served as the Chairman of Hong Kong Section (1973 - 1983) and was appointed as the Secretary General to the much valuable Chairperson Dr. Kasilag for 10 years since 1980. During this infancy period, the music exchange activities between Asian cities and the ISCM had been firmly established. Lam reformed ACL-HK to Hong Kong Composers' Guild in 1983, and was appointed as the Honorary President of the Guild. He also urged to found the Composers and Author's Society of Hong Kong (CASH) to protect performing rights, and from which he served as the Founding Director for 15 years till retiring in 1993.

　　Lam has studied music at the University of Toronto, University of Southern California and at the Darmstadt Music Festival-taking international summer course of new music. Lam's music is based on traditional roots with avant garde techniques, and has been widely performed in 51 cities around the world. His biography is included in the 2001 edition of the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians.